Program Outcomes

Medical Laboratory Technology


Mercer County Community College’s Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). As part of this accreditation process, the following rates for the MLT program are reported annually.

BOC EXAM SCORES

The following table shows the passing rate for MCCC MLT graduates who taken the MLT ASCP BOC Certification exam within one year (12 months) of graduation by the academic year of graduation.

 

American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification Examination Performance 2015-Present
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Board of Certification Rates

 

Academic Year of Graduation Number of Program Graduates Number of Program Examinees within 12 months Number of Examinees Passing First Time within 12 months First Time Pass Rate
2022-2023  * 36 16 15 94%
2021-2022 28 19 16 84%
2020-2021   22 19 17 89%
2019-2020 21 15 15 100%
2018-2019 20 18 16 89%
2017-2018 14 11 10 91%
2016-2017 16 10 8 80%
2015-2016 12 6 4 67%
2014-2015 12 11 10 91.0%

* Scores as 3/2024 to be tracked until August 2024

Note: Students sometimes choose not to take the certification exam for personal reasons, e.g., attending graduate school, medical school, military, etc.

2020-2022 3-YEAR PASS RATE FOR GRADUATES OF PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING ASCP BOARD OF CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF GRADUATION = 91% (required by NAACLS)

 


MCCC MLT Graduation/Attrition Rates

This table shows the number of students that began the final half of the MCCC MLT program (defined as successfully completing the professional phase of the MLT program-all courses prefixed with MLT) and continued on to graduate.

 

Academic Year  Began Final Half of MLT Program Began Final Half and still enrolled Began Final Half and Graduated Yearly Attrition Rate Percentage Graduation Rate Percentage
2022-2023 * 36 1 35 3% 97%
2021-2022 28 0 28 0% 100%
2020-2021 24 2 22 0% 100%
2019-2020 21 0 21 0% 100%
2018-2019 20 0 20 0% 100%
2017-2018 14 0 14 0% 100%
2016-2017 17 0 16 6% 94%
2015-2016 16 0 14 19% 88%
2014-2015 12 0 11 25% 92.0%

*January/May/August 2023 Graduates

Note: Students sometimes drop from the program for personal reasons, e.g., transferring schools, medical school, military, etc.

2020-2022 3-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR GRADUATES OF PROGRAM WHO HAVE BEGUN THE FINAL HALF OF THE PROGRAM AND GO ON TO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE = 100% (required by NAACLS)

 


MCCC MLT Post-Graduation Placement RatE

This table shows the number of graduates who found employment (in the field or related field) and/or continued their education within one year (12 months) of graduation.

 

Year of Graduation Total Graduates Graduates Employed Graduates Continuing Education Unknown Total Employed or Continued Education within 12 months of Graduation
2023 * 36 25 0 11 100.0%
2022 28 18 7 3 100.0%
2021 22 18 0 4 100.0%
2020 21 18 1 2 100.0%
2019 20 16 0 4 100.0%
2018 14 11 1 2 100.0%
2017 16 13 1 2 100.0%
2016 14 10 0 4 100.0%
2015 11 6 0 3 100.0%

 

*Scores reflect feedack from Jan 2023 grads. May 2023 and August 2023 grads. Determined at the 6 month post-graduation survey.
May/August 2023 graduates will be surveyed in Dec 2023/Feb 2024 respectively

Three Year Average Placement Rate Percentage= 100%